Tuesday, July 23, 2013

NTU, Rolls-Royce launch laboratory

NTU, Rolls-Royce launch laboratory



(L-R) Prof Bertil Andersson, Minister of State for Finance and Transport Josephine Teo, Prof Ric Parker, Prof Low Teck Seng and Jonathan Asherton launching the new Rolls-Royce@NTU Corporate Lab. (Photo: Nanyang Technological University)

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Rolls-Royce have launched a S$75-million laboratory to ramp up research efforts in Singapore.

The Rolls-Royce@NTU Corporate Lab will kick start 32 new projects over the next five years.

This triples the existing number of projects between the university and the British power systems giant.

It will focus on fundamental research and pioneering technology to develop innovative solutions to overcome challenges in large-scale manufacturing and repair.

The lab will train up to 70 researchers and 165 graduate and undergraduate students - about half of whom are expected to be locals.

It is also the first lab supported under the National Research Foundation's Corp Lab @ University scheme.

Professor Ric Parker, director of research and technology at Rolls-Royce, said: “We have a network of such centres around the world but only two in Asia. This is certainly the biggest in Asia and the most widespread in the field it is looking at. So it is very important to us."

~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~

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